Re: [boost] few questions about regex V3 vs V4

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-26 09:55:46

> 1. what parts of boost.regex are available in V3? I just found (to my
> embarassment during discussion with my boss) that regex_replace is not
> available in V3.

regex_replace, and the regex iterators.  Maybe other things, you'd have to 
consult the V3 docs to be sure.

> 2. what compilers are known to not work with V4, or (more precisely) :
> is there any reason to force MSVC6 into V3?

No, none.  Actually as it turns out no compilers that I'm aware of fail with 
V4.

> 3. assuming that we build regex library files in V4, is it OK
> (well-defined behaviour) to link these .dll and .lib with code
> compiled with regex V3?

Yikes, no, don't go there!

John.